May 16, 2025
National 4-H Congress Nominations for Key Award and Centennial Delegates
National 4-H Congress is a recognition, educational, cultural, and community service experience November 28 - December 2, 2025 in Atlanta, GA. The total cost of the trip is $2,500.00. The National 4-H Congress website is as follows: http://national4-hcongress.com/. In addition to the State Project Award Winners that represent Kansas 4-H at National 4-H Congress, we have two additional types of Congress delegates:
Key Award Delegates
Represent Kansas 4-H Key Award winners from the previous 4-H year who have been nominated by their Extension Unit in the current year using the following Kansas 4-H guidelines no later than June 13. Seven youth are randomly drawn by the State 4-H Office and are offered the opportunity to attend and will be sent a link to complete an acceptance form. Those who formally accept must provide a non-refundable $500 deposit no later than September 1, which will be applied to their total registration fee. Delegates will be provided with a generous $1,250 grant from the Kansas 4-H Foundation to help defray the registration expenses. The remaining $750 is due no later than October 15.
Centennial Delegates
Represent an at-large delegate who has been nominated by their Extension Unit to attend Congress. The selection criteria process is up to each local Extension Unit, but to be eligible, youth must meet the following Kansas 4-H guidelines. Participating Extension Units will need to notify the State 4-H Office no later than June 13. Delegates must pay a non-refundable $500 deposit no later than September 1, which will be applied to the delegate’s total registration fee. Cost for delegates is the full amount (no registration grant is offered). The remaining $2,000 is due no later than October 15.
If you have youth that are interested in this opportunity, nominations are due by June 13. Please complete the 2025 National 4-H Congress- Kansas 4-H Key Award & Centennial Delegate Nomination form to submit your local unit’s nominations. Please contact Dona or Marissa if you have any questions.